After working as an Instructional Designer for ten years, Dr. Joe Sanchez pursued a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. His early work asks the question, What can virtual worlds teach us about learning?

Dr. Sanchez has been featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, ABC News, USA Today, and Texas Monthly. His research bridges the areas of social and community informatics, new media, and learning while focusing on information practices in a social setting.

Joe Sanchez Phd

Professor at Queens College, City University of New York, in the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies.

I apply a critical lens to investigate virtual and augmented reality, instructional technologies, and social informatics.